New Delh, Nov. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the Cabinet's approval of the VISTAR Scheme, saying better data would lead to better decisions, improved policymaking and more effective delivery of services to people.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics and Research (VISTAR) Scheme to transform and upgrade the country's official statistical ecosystem, entailing an outlay of Rs 4,371.1 crore.

The scheme is for five years till 2030-31.

Highlighting the key features of the scheme, Modi said on X that it will leverage technology and artificial intelligence, strengthen micro-level data collection and build modern, integrated statistical systems to transform India's statistical framework.

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